The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-11-13
DENYING THAT HE rs MARRIED.
A Former Yale studencS Name Connects,
with thru OF q Nav Haven Girl

A Former Yale atudento Name Cenneets1
with thrf or . New Haven Girl
NEW HAVEN. Nov. 1.-THE presence Of
Clifford W. Hartridge. Yale 81. in this city for
the past week, has set many stories anoat re-
Rardine his alleged marriage to Miss Nellie y.
Gallagher OF this city.
In July there appeared simultaneously In the
Morning Neps and Union marriage notice.
which stated that G. W. Hartnidge and Nellie y.
Gallagher had been married No date or cler.
Ryman was mentioned nor was there license
procured in this city By either Of the parties.
Within few days II has been learned that
Miss Gallagher took the notice to the Morn,ne
.Netos and had 1t inserted After It appeared
she told her friends that she and @. W. Hart-
ridge had been married. and that the notice
appearing In the papers was intended az an
announcement but that the compositor had
made mistake in her husbands nAme. 70
should have read Hartridge not Hartnides.
The story Of tho marriage was not generally
credited here by Mr.. Hartridges friends.
Thore were, however, many persons who boz
lieved 1t from the fact that Hartridgo and
Miss Gallagher wore on very intimate terms
isIt her smpSymsn. a. Bolton Az NssSlsys soon
tho Union oiice and asked Tor copy q the
sumo eSenine the 1 gne printe d0 an srtqls
stating emphatically that Hartridge and Mics
IN town mater TS
aartlele was copied by the Hartford and Now
aS thus ba to the
He immediately telegraphed to his son. who q
student In tho Columbia Law School, asking
soon rsaeissd isttes from 81. father
aatnor the sonndy
hip; and agreeing TO furnish any funds his 500
n sebt Pse ma .S asp n hn out OF any legal
and sasasa Ta%ysf R f sv On r e5sns. as
tors @ Tie ~ Union an artes Sssraes
garding the marriage. Clifford remained In
the city. spending much Of his time with
S sSss as o st thu : sso:
Of the first article printed In the Union.. On
Tho ana Tan he s9 the % y:
have come here to learn who the author 10
OF the article which arBeared In your paper
don't know, and | am too busy to attend
III came here to find out who wrote the arti- ;
Gle. and shall not leave this office until do"
WS tGfs %ofs Mr my ro
started toward Hartridge. as though to eject
him, but instead he went out on the street and
Stand buck have como here to have sats
tsfaction. and am going to get it. You. Mr..
Troup. are o coward. and possess but ono yfrs
tueGthat OF being the biggest liar In New Ha-
ven." .
The policeman advised Hartridee to leave
the Office and he did 80. Friends OF HartridRo
affirm that he pulled a rawhide from his pocket
while talking to Mr.. Troup. Hartridge went
to- New York on one OF the afternoon traina
MIR. Hartrtdge. while in college. rowed on the
nn impetuous Southerner. Miss Gallagher.
the girl who is mixed up In the affair, is pref.
tier than the average girls who are seen on
the streets. HartridGe entered the Columbia
Law School last foil and Miss Gallagher imme.
diately removed to New York city. Friends OF
Hartridge say that he has refused to have
anything to do with her In New York, and that
when the papers printed the article regarding
his marriage to Miss Gallagher he supposed
that he was being blackmailed by her.
The following statement was made By Mrs,
Elizabeth Gallagher. mother Of Nellie. to . 70.
porter Of the Union:
Clifford and Nellie were clandestinely mar.
ried IN New York last January. Nellie wore Q
wedding ring The marriage notice which ap.
peared In the papers on July 8 was. I believe.
put In by HartridGe. did not request him to
do 1t, as the admission OF my daughter, in his
that they were married I accepted as
convincing evidence In the matter. Nellie 10
now IN Savannah, as received o letter from
her about q week ago; She said that she and
her husband were living there"
It Is generally believed that Nellie has hood.
in Savannah. but is living In New York city.